Recycling in Newport, KY

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Electronics Recycling (opens in new tab) · Campbell County
  • Campbell County, Reboot Electronics and the Campbell County Public Library offer free electronics recycling to residents at four locations. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted: anything with a cord or battery that fits in the bin, including laptops, computers, tablets, phones and keyboards. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: TVs, CRTs, vapes, alkaline batteries, media and hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Scrap Metal Recycling Program (opens in new tab) · Campbell County
  • Scrap metal drop-off is at the Campbell County Road Department, 1175 Racetrack Road, Alexandria, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Campbell County residents can recycle refrigerators, washing/drying machines, metal items and lead-acid batteries year-round at the Road Department. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Also accepted: lawnmowers (drained), grills, metal items and lead-acid batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Televisions are not accepted; participants unload their own vehicles. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Voucher Program (opens in new tab) · Campbell County
  • Campbell County households can get four free vouchers each fiscal year to dispose of household trash. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Accepted with vouchers: household trash, furniture, mattresses, yard waste and renovation debris; not tires, appliances or electronics. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Applicants must provide proof of Campbell County residency. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Each voucher covers one truckload or one 8-ft trailer load piled under 3 feet. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Trash & Recycling Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Newport
  • For furniture or other large items, call Rumpke (877-786-7537) at least 24 hours before the regular collection day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Television sets cannot exceed 32 inches for curbside pickup. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mattresses or upholstered furniture that may have bedbugs must be encased in disposable plastic. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Rumpke will not accept batteries, tires, liquids or hazardous items at the curb. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-868: New tire fee; disposal of replaced tire; retailer requirements (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • When a new tire replaces an old one, the retailer must encourage the buyer to leave the old tire with the retailer, or else dispose of it legally, give it to a registered waste tire handler, or reuse it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers selling new motor vehicle tires must accept, if offered, a waste tire of similar size and type for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers must post a notice that state law requires them to accept a waste tire for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-856: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Waste tires may be disposed of in Kentucky only by transfer to a permitted solid waste disposal facility, under processing conditions set in law. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DWM: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DWM offers free waste tire collection events to Kentucky residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The events rotate so that each county gets one every three years, in the spring or fall; schedules are posted every August and February. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Lead-acid batteries may not be put in mixed solid waste or accepted for landfill or incinerator disposal in Kentucky. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-413: Duties of retail sellers of new lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Retail sellers of new lead-acid batteries must accept, if offered, one used lead-acid battery for each new one sold, and post a notice saying so. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DEP tells households to dispose of car (lead-acid) batteries by taking them to the wholesaler or retailer when buying a new battery. Checked October 26, 2026.

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